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SUBMITTER: Mao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4185891 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Mao Qunying Q Wang Yiping Y Yao Xin X Bian Lianlian L Wu Xing X Xu Miao M Liang Zhenglun Z
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20131114 2
Coxsackievirus 16 (CA16) is one of the major pathogens associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in infants and young children. In recent years, CA16 and human enterovirus 71 (EV71) have often circulated alternatively or together in the Western Pacific region, which has become an important public health problem in this region. HFMD caused by CA16 infection is generally thought to be mild and self-limiting. However, recently several severe and fatal cases involving CA16 have been repor ...[more]